📍 1122 e 180th St, Bronx, Bronx County, 10460
Wings Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #12 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wings Academy enrolls 257 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 7.4% |
| White | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 257 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wings Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 87.
Wings Academy is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 16,974 students district-wide and employs 1,742 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Wings Academy is smaller than the district average of about 369 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large